bans
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Viral Aussie Toaster Stunt Guy Banned From Twitch For 30 Days
Aussie Twitch streamer Boggles has been banned from the platform for 30 days after stunts in which he pretended to electrocute himself.
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First Valorant Ban Wave Takes Out 8,873 (Very Salty) Cheaters
Valorant’s “Vanguard” anti-cheat system has been responsible for controversy and melted PCs, but we now have tangible evidence that it’s also doing its job of booting cheaters. Last night, Riot announced that nearly 9,000 cheaters have been removed from the tactical shooter’s closed beta.
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Bungie Says Destiny 2 PC Players Won’t Get Banned Unfairly, But Some Dispute That
Destiny 2‘s PC launch hit a rough spot earlier this week when numerous players took to the web to declare that they had been banned from the game unjustly. Many of those players speculated that the bans were due to third party programs such as Discord and Open Broadcaster Software. In a blog post today,…
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Riot Risks Stifling Creativity In League By Banning Players With Unconventional Strategies
Last week, a player who goes by “Take the Draw” in League of Legends was handed a 14-day ban. The punishment wasn’t because of the champion they played, but the way they were playing it — and now, Riot risks setting a precedent for how you have to play the game.